Combined cultivator and fertilizer-distributer.



T. J. GRIMES. COMBINED OULTIVATOR AND FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.APPLICATION IILED JULY 0, 1911.

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UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS J GRIMES, OF YORK, ALABAMA.

COMBINED CULTIVATOR AND FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct 8, 1912.

Application filed July 6, 1911. Serial No. 637,136.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. GRIMns, a citizen of the United States,residing at York, in the county of Sumter and State of ,Alabama, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Cultivators andFertilizer-Distributers; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in a combinedcultivator and fertilizer distributer.

An object of my invention is to provide a device of this character whichmay be used as a fertilizer. distributer and when it. is desired thefertilizer hopper and mechanism attached thereto may be readily removedand the remaining parts of the device may be used as a cultivator.

A further object of my invention is to provide a combined cultivator andfertilizer distributer of a knock down construction which may easily betaken apart and stored away in a compact form in a barn or othersuitable place in the season of the year when not in use or which may bereadily assembled and perform all of the necessary requirements of sucha device.

A still further object is to simplify devices of this characterrendering them simple in construction, comparatively cheap inmanufacture, durable and efficient in use and which may be readilyoperated.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists of a novelconstruction, combination and arrangements of parts which will be fullydescribed and more particularly pointed out in the drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved fertilizer distributer andcultivator; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is a verticaltransverse section of the agitator on the plane indicated by the line 33of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4;, a view in perspective of the agitator.

Referring now to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the frame of thedevice which consists of three parallel beams, two of Which indicated bythe numerals 2 and 3 are a little greater in length than the beam 4. Theforward ends of the beams being connected by a transverse member 5 andattached to the same is a clevis 7 to which a suitable draft animal maybe attached for drawing the same over the ground.

Secured to the central beam 2 and extending upwardly and rearwardly aresuitable handles 8 by which the operator may guide the same. Thesehandles are connected by a cross bar 9 and converged to their endsthrough which extends a bolt 10 which also extends through an aperture11 of any ordinary construction for securing the said handle to the saidbeam. Mortised to the rear end of beam 2 is a member 11 through theopposite end of which extends cross bar 9 thereby forming a suitablesupport for the handles.

Extending through apertures 12 formed adjacent the rear end of theshorter beam 4 and the intermediate portion of the beams 2 and 3 is athreaded rod 13 having nuts 14 mounted thereon on each side of the beamsthereby forming a suitable bracing member. Mortised to the forward endof the beam 4, the intermediate portion of the central beam 2 and theend of the beam 3 are plow stocks 15, having suitable plows secured tothe ends thereof and the said stocks are secured to said beams by meansof bolts as at 16 and are each braced by suitable bars 17.

From the foregoing I have described a cultivator, the parts of which maybe taken apart or assembled or one or more of the plows may be used asdesired. And to construct a fertilizer distributer I provide a hopper 18which is mounted between the beams 2 and 4. The sides and ends of thishopper are tapered from top to bottom and when being placed between thebeams 2 and t the sides will rest on said beams and the ends of saidhopper will rest on the transverse member 5 and the rod 13 therebyforming a suitable support for the same. Mounted on each side of thehopper are hooks 19 which engage eyes 20 formed on the beams 2 and 4which prevent any displacement of the hopper.

ground wheel 27 for rotating the same. A link 28 connects the crank arm22 of the agitator shaft and the crank shaft 26 Whereby the rotatorymotion of the shaft 26 will cause an oscillatory motion of the agitatorshaft 21.

The bottom of the hopper is provided with a chute 29 which extendsoutwardly in position to discharge fertilizer from an opening 30 formedin the hopper beneath the ploW as shown. A sliding valve 31 is mountedon the inner side of the hopper to regulate the fiow of fertilizerthrough the opening 30. This sliding valve consists of a metal platehaving an elongated slot 32 formed therein through which extends a lug38 formed on the hopper and which acts as a keeper and guide for saidmetal plate the upper end of which is bent to form a handle 34 by whichit may be operated.

Various changes in form, proportions and details of construction may bemade within the scope of the invention without departing from the spiritor sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having described my invention what I one being less in length,transverse members,

one of which connecting one end of the\ beams and the other connectingthe other end of'the shorter beam and the intermediate-portion of theother beams, a hopper, the sides and ends of Which converge from top tobottom, the side and ends of said hopper resting on the shorter and oneof the other beams and the two transverse members, eyes mounted on thebeams, hooks iounted on the side of the hopper for engaging said eyes, aground-Wheel mounted between the longer beams, an agitator mounted insaid hopper and means connecting said agitator with said ground wheelsubstantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

THOMAS J. GRIMES. Witnesses R. H. HALE, R. C. HILL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

